From the National Disability Institute (NDI) and Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (FDDC)

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The Changing Face of Benefits

This is a self-paced webcourse to educate you on the impact of earnings on public benefits and the opportunities available within your community to increase one’s income and assets through financial stability programs so that you can make informed decisions about the job you want, how much you will earn and how you will invest towards your financial future.

There are eight (8) modules of relevant information with "Tell Me More" Resources and frequently asked questions and answers (Q&A). All modules contain some multiple-choice or true/false "Apply Your Knowledge" questions and end with a Post Test of 10-11 questions. A Glossary of Terms" and a Course Index is also available for reference throughout the course.

If you have questions or problems in using this webcourse, please contact:Nakia Matthews • E-mail: nmatthews@ndi-inc.org

Design of Webcourse - Accessibility and Usability

We strive to ensure that this webcourse is as aesthetically pleasing, useful, and most of all accessible to the widest audience possible. This webcourse was developed by the National Disability Institute (NDI).

This initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) and the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (FDDC). Portions of this curriculum were developed through grant funding from the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD). The webcourse is designed and hosted through a collaboration with the Southeast ADA Center - a project of the Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University and a member of the ADA National Network.

This webcourse promotes web accessibility and usability in its design and development based on usability research and the following web accessibility guidelines:

W3C WCAG

Disclaimer

The National Disability Institute, Inc. (NDI) has developed this product to be used as a learning tool. These learning tools are not meant to replace any laws or regulations. These learning tools are not to replace the agency information — i.e., Social Security Administration (SSA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare, Medicaid, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), etc. — but to create an understanding in general terms to help the learner interface with the agency with more knowledge.

NDI is not responsible for any interpretation the learner makes from the product. NDI is not responsible for any modification of the product language.

Only the Federal agencies, and not NDI, can be responsible for initial and ongoing eligibility determinations and any resulting outcomes – i.e. benefit denials, overpayments or terminations.

NDI provides external links as a courtesy and does not endorse, take responsibility, or exercise control of the organization nor vouch for the accuracy of the contents of the destination link. Accessibility cannot be guaranteed for external websites.

This initiative is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) and the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. (FDDC). Portions of this curriculum were developed through grant funding from the HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG) to the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD).